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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision OCT062006_01B2203: Untimely appeal rejected; case remanded to director for further consideration and a new…
Decision summary: The AAO untimely appeal rejected; case Remanded to director for further consideration and a new decision. AAO agreed the director denied the petition before allowing the 12 weeks to answer the RFE, but also agreed the initial evidence then submitted did not establish the required threshold. The remand permits the director to consider a response; it is not an eligibility finding. AAO states comparable evidence is available only when criteria do not readily apply, not where a petitioner simply cannot meet three criteria.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: EB-1A appeal Remanded on response-period procedure; threshold merits not established.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT062006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 6 (year not printed on cover; source identifier places it in 2006) |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal rejected as untimely; treated as combined motion to reopen and reconsider and Remanded |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. Petitioner argued denial came before the stated 12-week RFE response period expired. |
Operative disposition | Untimely appeal rejected; case Remanded to director for further consideration and a new decision. |
Final-merits status | Not reached; initial evidence was expressly found inadequate, and merits were Remanded. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed the director denied the petition before allowing the 12 weeks to answer the RFE, but also agreed the initial evidence then submitted did not establish the required threshold. The remand permits the director to consider a response; it is not an eligibility finding. AAO states comparable evidence is available only when criteria do not readily apply, not where a petitioner simply cannot meet three criteria.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover is dated October 6 and identifies an EB-1A petition; page 2 says the appeal will be rejected as untimely and the director decision withdrawn/Remanded.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Petition filed September 23, 2005; RFE issued October 28, 2005; director denied December 8, 2005, 41 days after RFE, despite a stated 12-week response period.; pages: 3
claim: AAO agrees initial evidence was inadequate but directs the director to allow 12 weeks to respond and issue a new decision.; pages: 4
claim: AAO says comparable evidence applies only where criteria do not readily apply to the occupation; it does not excuse inability to meet three applicable criteria.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for procedural and comparable-evidence discussion, not as a favorable merits outcome.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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